Hook



Sept. 29, 1931. w. A. wlNDER HOOK Filed Nov. 20, 1929 JW ,m W 4. W W.

INVENTOR ATTOR N? Patented Sept. 29, 1931 UNITED sTATEs WILLIAM A. w'mnnn, or PQRTLAND', onnGonQXssIGon Josnrn WINDER, onronrnmn, ,onEGoN 5.

i I: v i L V` i Application filed November 20, fse'rial Ngi diolli-f view.- ithe hook ;shank and handle, 'the same" 'being=2taken' on' ine 3-'43of-Figf,

My new and improved hook is intended for use by longshoremen, draymen, shipping clerks and others that are requiredto handle boxes, bales, bundles, baled hay and the like.

a] It has for itsobject the f'acilitating of the carrying of the hook in the pocket or upon the belt of the user, when notrin use.

The invention consists primarily of a han? dle member having a hook associated there-` with and havin means for turning the hook relative to the handle so that the hook and the handle will lie in a common plane.

Means areprovided within the handle for the swiveling of the hook relative to the han-' dle and for maintaining the hook locked in position relative to that of the handle;

A further object of` my invention consists in providing a hook swivelably secured to theV handle and having means for looking the hook ao relative to the handle when being used and 1 for turning the hook relative tothe handleso that the two will lie in a common plane when not in use to facilitate the carrying' of the assembly.

A further object of my invention consists in providing simple means for the looking ofthe hook relative to the handle and for the unlocking of the hook relative to the handle to facilitate the swiveling of the hook relative to the handle.

With these and incidental objects in view,

the invention consists in certain novel fea-` tures of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claim, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompanying and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the hook illustrating the handle in end View. The dotted lines illustrate the handle turned relative to the hook so that the two will lie in a common plane.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, sectional, side view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1, the same being taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, sectional, plan looking in the dire'ction indicated.:

- Like reference? characters refer 'to ''"likef parts.throughoutfthe;severalwiews.`

monly used by longshoremen, draymen`,='2

shipping. clerks, andy the likefi The common' practice for hooks now in use is to secure a handleV 2 fixedly positioned upon'the shank Vportion 3 of the hook. The handle is disposed at right angles to that of the body c vof the hook by the user; but when it is deuse sired to place the hook in the pocket or i secure the same upon the belt'of the Workmen, it 'is desirable to turn the handle relative to the hook ,so that the hook and the handle will lie in common plane. The upper end of the hook terminates in ashank 3 and passes through the upper portion 4 of the handle member. Ihave found good results may bel obtained where a washer 5 is placed between the peened head 6 of the shank and the upper portion of the handlev to facilitate the turning of the'hook relative to that of the handle. A compression spring y'7' normally maintains the hook in working position relative to that of the handle. VSlots 8 and `9 are disposed within a straight line'within the lower surface 10 of the handle and lugs 11 and 12 are normally positioned within the slots 8 and 9 for maintaining the hook outwardly distended relative to that of the handle. VVhen` it is found desirable to turn the handle so that the handle and the hook body will lie in a common plane the shank 3 is p'ushed upward within and .through the walls of the handle until the lugs 11 and 12 are clear of the slots 8 and 9, in which posic tion the shank may be turned until the lugs pressure is released and the spring returnsl the shank to normal position.

While the form of mecha-msm lherem 5110W!! and 'described is a'dmirably adapted 

